Figurative Language

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"I feel as happy as a puppy in the grass" is an example of...

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simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

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hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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'Her voice was music to my ears' is an example of...

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metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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"The teenager is as hungry as a wolf" is an example of...

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simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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"The palm trees danced in the wind" is an example of...

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personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times" is an example of...

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hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Metaphor: Comparing two things without like or as.

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Comparing two things NOT using like or as

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D